The 9th Tee Podcast

Ben and Kent discuss from the 9th Tee all things U.S. Women's Open, including A Lim Kim's victory, Amy Olson's valiant run and overcoming tragedy affecting her family, the glowing future of women's golf with the strong amateur play and professionals outside of the LPGA Tour showing out, and finish discussing their picks of the week. Ben's picks in particular are notable for DFS players in majors, as he had a 750 to 1 pick in contention Sunday. 

Ben and Kent dive into all things U.S. Women's Open, including their picks of the week, Annika Major Award projections, and Rolex Player of the Year award watch. Ben explains how the value is in non-LPGA Tour players this week. As the USGA aptly put it this week, these are women worth watching. 

Ben and Kent discuss Angela Stanford's 7th career victory in her 20 year career, and how dominant her final round with seven birdies was. They talk potential U.S. Solheim Cup implications, as Stanford and rookie Yealimi Noh both put up strong performances. They delve into the picks of the week, where Kent picked Stanford at 125 to 1 at the start of the week for his third correct selection of the restart. After, they break down the performances of the top five finishers, featuring the Hall of Famer Inbee Park doing Hall of Famer things. They take a look at the Rolex Player of the Year and CME Race to wrap up. 

Ben and Kent delve into Sei Young Kim winning back to back events, becoming the 3rd most winningest player from South Korea in LPGA Tour history. They discuss her ability to convert GIRs into birdies, what it would mean if she became the World's No. 1 player, and her Vare Trophy lead. They talk Ally McDonald's bid to win back-to-back weeks that was thwarted by Kim's strong performance, and reigning Rolex Player of the Year Jin Young Ko and reigning Rookie of the Year Jeongeun Lee6's return to the tour this week. The two conclude discussing their bets of the week, including how to assess the value of a former world no. 1. 

Ben and Kent share the 9th Tee with LPGA Tour players Christina Kim, Jaclyn Lee, Amelia Lewis, and Maddie McCrary as they discuss their experiences and emotions at Q-Series, the LPGA's 144 hole final stage of qualifying and an update from Q-School in 2018. They also talk about the steps to Q-Series, Stage 1 and Stage 2, and the difficulties on and off the course of qualifying, from staying focused through such a lengthy tournament to the finances of qualifying. 

Ben Harpring and Kent Paisley discuss Ally McDonald's first win on the LPGA Tour, Bianca Pagdanganan leading the distance revolution on the LPGA Tour and whether or not the tour benefits from it's arrival, Danielle Kang being the best player on Tour in 2020, and Mina Harigae and Katherine Kirk launching renaissances of their own. They then delve into Kent's picks of the week, narrowly missing Pagdanganan at +16000,  and discuss why +750 is difficult to bet on for any player outright in golf. 

Ben and Kent analyze the third major of 2020 on the LPGA Tour, the KPMG Women's PGA Championship. They discuss the record breaking skill level of Sei Young Kim, and that somehow, she's been flying under the radar despite ten career wins coming into this week. They discuss the greatness of Inbee Park, and how much longer she may stay on tour. They then analyze the final group's performance and how the top four players in the tournament all shot five under or lower on Sunday at the difficult Aronimink setup. To end, they discuss each other's picks of the week, including Kent's second correct selection since the restart of Sei Young Kim as the outright winner. 

Ben Harpring and Kent Paisley are joined by two-time LPGA Tour winner Jimin Kang to discuss playing the KPMG Women's PGA Championship as an LPGA Teaching & Club Professional Member, her victories and what it's like coming down the stretch with a chance to win, and her favorite feeling in golf: her students hitting it pure for the first time. The co hosts then dive into players to watch at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship, and look at the Rolex Annika Major Award with two majors left to go. 

Ben Harpring and Kent Paisley discuss the Shoprite LPGA Classic. They start with Mel Reid's performance and ability to bounce back for a victory after back to back weeks being the 54-hole leader on the LPGA Tour. Jennifer Kupcho and Jennifer Song's valiant efforts in the final group, and room for growth for the 2nd year LPGA Tour player going forward. The Korda sisters and brother Sebastian had a strong week, Kent's picks struggled royally, and Ben and Kent tease their KPMG Women's PGA Championship preview. 

Ben and Kent analyze Georgia Hall's playoff victory over Ashleigh Buhai, her approach of not looking at leaderboards and how that strategy varies from the pace setter to those chasing, and Buhai's performance. They then discuss Buhai and Yealimi Noh qualifying for the U.S. Women's Open, and analyze Kent's picks of the week. They talk about Inbee Park's move up the Rolex Player of the Year rankings, and the close race that the top South Koreans are facing in the coming months to the 2021 Olympics.